MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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